Fast News

From recording, broadcast, postproduction and A/V

Articles
Title
Target Field expands audio systems with Dante
NTi Audio UK to handle NTI T&M distribution
Vienna Konzerthaus re-equips with L-Acoustics
MasterSounds opens Creative Hub
Andy C pulls SSE Arena all-nighter with CapSound
SSL joins the Walk for Simple Minds tour
Valencia College leads US immersive education
Calrec Audio mixing meets Rush Media sports brief
Tommex kits out Stadion Orła Łódź with Community
DiGiCo mixes 2018 CMA Awards in Nashville
Switch TV hits the air in Kenya with Allen & Heath
MacEwan Uni places API mixing in new studio
Rusty Waite to head K-array America
Lawo leads praise at Flatirons Church
Saint Sabina finds salvation in Fulcrum Acoustic
Cyprus church tames acoustics with Iconyx
Veale Associates finds new Frontier in games
Roadhouse Luzern updates live sound system
Newton takes audio lead for Hong Kong Clockenflap
Merging names new agents for Denmark and Finland
Adlib Cries Power with A&H on Hozier tour
Networked audio finds Paradise in Incheon
Solotech acquires SSE Audio Group
Jiri Jehlar brings Yamaha Rivage to Czech live scene
Bardiau pilots Bandito tour with Waves SoundGrid
Hurricane Sound installs Unity Audio monitoring
Manchester’s Spirit Studios installs four Audients
L-Acoustics expands manufacturing base
SINEE furthers electronic music with PSI Audio
Sigrid closes out UK tour at O2 Academy
Gearhouse Australia adds Calrec Brio consoles
Genelec takes a seat in élite Finnish cinema
Autograph refits Theatre Royal Stratford East
Grupo Friends becomes Clair Brothers rental partner
Hull Minster on sound footing for new era
Colorado church makes Brave move on sound
Aret unveils new concept for radio OB van operation
Dean James Barratt takes AWS mixing route
The Brains behind Roppongi Hills Arena upgrade
Allen & Heath mixing rises to Accept’s live chaos
New York’s Oktaven Audio installs API AXS console
Community sounds out Croatia Valamar Girandella
Allen & Heath dLive mixing systems join Texas praise
Christian Broadcast Network upgrades audio
Clair Solutions updates Ryman Auditorium sound
Murt Whelan Sound takes first SD12 in Ireland
EM Acoustics builds presence at Legoland
Sisme takes on HK Audio distribution in Italy
DM Audio joins Adamson Rental Partner Network
Ferry christens Greece’s first Outline GTO C-12
Barbican Centre gains flexible stage monitoring
Lawo appoints Japan IP broadcast partner
Renkon brings izakaya-inspired drinking to Vietnam
Powersoft appoints Erikson Audio as Canada distributor
Blitz invests in Yamaha Rivage PM10 mixing
Intocable hit the Highway with SSL mixing
Metalworks triumphs with new L-Acoustics stock
Tieline extends Philippines representation
Floating Earth upgrades OB facilities with Lawo
A&H joins The Feeling for Twelve Stops and Home
French Fréquence adds Solid State Logic System T
Audio Brains takes Astro Spatial Audio into Japan
Gambino tour is child’s play for Brit Row
Stavanger University adds Audient to audio curriculum
DiGiCo joins Stereophonics’ Scream on the road
Las Vegas church ‘sounds as good as it looks’
Allen & Heath joins St Louis Baptist Church service
Hanoi Metropole installs Fulcrum and Symetrix
EM Acoustics’ Halo-A gets Skudefestivalen debut
Martin Audio’s makes moves in gym/club hybrid
No Halloween fears for Production Services Ireland
Audiosales to distribute Powersoft Deva in Italy
Nashville’s Franklin Theatre moves to DiGiCo mixing
Stage Tec appoints SDLive for Brazil distribution
A&H at Tate Modern’s 10,145,133
Finland’s Lyseon Lukio learns with Genelec
EAW’s Abilene Convention Center appearance
Audient saddles up for equine audio production
Salzbrenner Media to distribute KV2 Audio
Dierks Bentley climbs Mountain with PK Sound
Pro TV Romania upgrades Calrec installation
Athens Marriott reborn with Community Pro sound
LMG builds Show Tech capabilities with Riedel
DiGiCo mixing joins Timberlake in the woods
Modern services prompt church’s sound upgrade
New York uni builds on API teaching resources
Festival Sound expands its L-Acoustics inventory
Audio-Technica strikes US partnership with RF Venue
Allen & Heath gets onboard with Så Ska det Låta
Audio proves Essential for Prophecy Conference
Newcastle Uni installs Martin Audio WPM system
Adlib service Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer
Adelaide Convention Centre refits with Riedel
2B Heard secures UK innosonix distribution
L-Acoustics’ locals support mammoth Céline Asia tour
Nashville’s Westlake Pro installs API 1606
DirectOut appoints Colombia distributor
Unknown Mortal Orchestra show class on tour
Hanifl Performing Arts Center opens with Symetrix
Mutec clocks in at leading Korean anime TV channel

Fast Moves

Mike Kieffer: RTS

Mike Kieffer has been appointed to head RTS Intercom Systems, Telex Aviation and Telex Dispatch in ‘an important next chapter of innovation and customer focus’.
HK Audio management

HK Audio founder and MD Lothar Stamer has announced a new internal team to take over management of the company and lead ‘a strategically planned and sustainable generational change’.
Olivier Maynard: L-Acoustics

L-Acoustics has appointed Olivier Maynard as Executive Director of Strategic Market Development.
Daniel Lee: Hewshott

A/V, IT, theatre and acoustics consultancy Hewshott has completed a global transition with current UK MD Daniel Lee acquiring Hewshott and becoming new Group CEO. Founder and outgoing Group CEO. Peter Hunt will continue as MD of Hewshott Australia, while maintaining his industry association roles.
Russell Wedelich: Eventide Audio

Eventide Audio has appointed Russell Wedelich as President, in addition to his current role as CTO. Wedelich, who has been instrumental in developing some of Eventide’s most celebrated products over the past 17-plus years, will lead operations for the audio business.
Kari Eythorsson: Clear-Com

Clear-Com has appointed Kari Eythorsson as Regional Sales Manager (RSM) for Southeast Asia and Australia.
Anthony Wilkins: Point Source Audio

Point Source Audio is expanding its international presence with the appointment of Anthony Wilkins as Vice President of Sales, EMEA.
Joey Palkowitch: AtlasIED

AtlasIED has appointed Joey Palkowitch as Director of Commercial Audio Sales to ‘lead the company’s commercial audio strategy and market development efforts across key verticals, including education, industrial, corporate and hospitality’.
Klaus Vennemann: dBTechnologies Deutschland

dBTechnologies Deutschland has appointed Klaus Vennemann as Sales Director Rental & Install. With many years of experience in the pro audio and A/V markets and extensive expertise in strategic sales, Vennemann will play a key role in driving the company’s continued national and international expansion.
Eddie Slotboom: Eurotruss

Eurotruss has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Eddie Slotboom as CEO of Structures & Stages, reinforcing Eurotruss’ ambitions for continued international growth and strengthening the Netherlands-based company’s place in high-end roof, staging and trussing.
Brienne Willcock, Graham Kirk: IES/AES

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Audio Engineering Society (AES) have promoted senior staff members to new Associate Executive Director positions.